Reptile Garden
Reptile Garden by Ken R. Sheide

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0804_0067.jpg 112K 600x800 image. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) adult attending to one of its young. Audubon Swamp, Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/640th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0067
0804_0073 0804_0073.jpg 31K 800x600 image. American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) lazily swimming through the swamp at Audubon Swamp, Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/40th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0076 0804_0076.jpg 96K 800x600 image. Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) getting kinky while mating with the male biting the female's neck. Audubon Swamp, Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/640th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0084.jpg 105K 600x800 image. Male Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) drying his wings in a tree at Audubon Swamp, Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0084
0804_0090 0804_0090.jpg 67K 800x600 image. Juvenile Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) resting in a tree in the middle of the swamp. Audubon Swamp, Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0114.jpg 116K 600x800 image. Mated pair of Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) resting and preening on a log. Slight red eye on the male from flash removed digitally. Audubon Swamp, Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC. 30D in Tv at f/14 and 1/250th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0114
0804_0117.jpg 89K 600x800 image. Male Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) foraging in the swamp at Audubon Swamp, Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC. 30D in Tv at f/14 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0117
0804_0126.jpg 44K 600x800 image. Yellow Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta) hunting skinks in the thicket next to an old tree. Audubon Swamp, Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/200th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0126
0804_0131 0804_0131.jpg 119K 800x600 image. American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) sunning itself on the bank at Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Savannah, GA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/800th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0138 0804_0138.jpg 106K 800x600 image. A Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) admires his reflection at Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Savannah, GA. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/800th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0145.jpg 119K 600x800 image. A tree draped in spanish moss outside the entrance to Savannah Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, Savannah, GA. I got this shot shortly before a heavy downpour and lightning storm arrived. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/15th second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0145
0804_0155 0804_0155.jpg 56K 800x600 image. Scene at the north tip of Jekyll Island, GA at a brief moment when some sunlight snuck through the rainclouds. Take note of the repeated color pattern from the flag in the distance to the people on the beach. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/80th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0169 0804_0169.jpg 51K 800x600 image. The tail of an unknown species of dolphin which kept swimming around the pier on Jekyll Island, GA. I think he was fishing but really don't know. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/100th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0200 0804_0200.jpg 49K 800x600 image. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) preparing for takeoff. Jacksonville Zoo, Jacksonville, FL. These are wild birds who fly into the zoo to build nests and breed. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/1250th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0252.jpg 58K 600x800 image. Portrait of an Ostrich (Struthio camelus). Jacksonville Zoo, Jacksonville, FL. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/800th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0252
0804_0258.jpg 73K 600x800 image. Gray Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) portrait at the Jacksonville Zoo, Jacksonville, FL. I wonder if their crowns are hard like those of a porcupine. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/800th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0258
0804_0263.jpg 59K 600x800 image. Stanley Crane (Anthropoides paradisea) resting at the Jacksonville Zoo, Jacksonville, FL. I should have shot this at a wide-open aperture of f/5.6 to blur the background more. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/800th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0263
0804_0269 0804_0269.jpg 49K 800x600 image. Poison Dart Frog on display at the Jacksonville Zoo, Jacksonville, FL. There were a lot of small insects in the display and these guys were having a great time hunting the insects! 30D in Av at f/2.8 and 1/10th second with built-in flash, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0283.jpg 54K 600x800 image. Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) posing for a nice portrait at the Jacksonville Zoo, Jacksonville, FL. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/250th second (-1 compensation) with built-in flash for fill, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0283
0804_0290.jpg 58K 600x800 image. Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) portrait at the Jacksonville Zoo, Jacksonville, FL. Can you tell that portraits are my favorite shot of birds? 30D in Tv at f/16 and 1/250th second (-1/3 compensation) with built-in flash for fill, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0290
0804_0293.jpg 61K 600x800 image. Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) portrait at the Jacksonville Zoo, Jacksonville, FL. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/200th second with built-in flash for fill, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0293
0804_0295.jpg 32K 600x800 image. Black-capped Lorikeet (Lorius lory) portrait at the Jacksonville Zoo, Jacksonville, FL. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/100th second (-1 compensation) with built-in flash for fill, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0295
0804_0314 0804_0314.jpg 93K 800x600 image. Albino American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/2.8 and 1/80th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0323.jpg 49K 600x800 image. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) hiding in the vegetation at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/11 and 1/1000th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0323
0804_0330 0804_0330.jpg 95K 800x600 image. Happy American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) smiling for the camera at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Av at f/9 and 1/25th second with built-in flash for fill, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0331.jpg 36K 600x800 image. Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor) posing in the shadows at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. Vertical crop from a horizontal image. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/320th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0331
0804_0342.jpg 32K 600x800 image. What a showoff! Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) displaying at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/1250th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0342
0804_0364 0804_0364.jpg 68K 600x800 image. Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor) perched on what I believe is either a banana or plantain tree at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/7.1 and 1/800th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0372.jpg 79K 600x800 image. Wood Storks (Mycteria americana) laughing over what was apparently a great joke. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/1000th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0372
0804_0382.jpg 32K 600x800 image. Cattle Egret (Bulbulcis ibis) posing in the vegetation at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/250th second with built-in flash for fill, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0382
0804_0387.jpg 39K 600x800 image. Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor) perched on one of the dead trees at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/800th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0387
0804_0398.jpg 34K 600x800 image. Juvenile Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) roosting high in a tree at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/800th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0398
0804_0417 0804_0417.jpg 36K 600x800 image. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) portrait taken in the morning. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0423.jpg 36K 600x800 image. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) in the top of a tree at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0423
0804_0436 0804_0436.jpg 32K 600x800 image. Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor) portrait. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/400th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0451.jpg 88K 600x800 image. Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor) engaged in courtship sky pointing behavior. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/6.3 and 1/800th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0451
0804_0455.jpg 34K 600x800 image. Cattle Egret (Bulbulcis ibis) sporting the current fad in bird hairstyles; the afro. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. Vertical crop of a horizontal composition. 30D in Tv at f/7.1 and 1/800th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0455
0804_0460 0804_0460.jpg 37K 600x800 image. Cattle Egret (Bulbulcis ibis) portrait. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second (+1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0477.jpg 30K 600x800 image. Great Egret (Ardea alba) showing its gorgeous green lores backlit by the morning sun. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/7.1 and 1/640th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08. 0804_0477
0804_0503 0804_0503.jpg 26K 600x800 image. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) returning to its nest. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in M at f/8 and 1/1250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0511 0804_0511.jpg 27K 600x800 image. Great Egret (Ardea alba) bringing in nesting material. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in M at f/8 and 1/1250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0520 0804_0520.jpg 26K 600x800 image. Great Egret (Ardea alba) returning with nesting material. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in M at f/8 and 1/1250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0531 0804_0531.jpg 82K 600x800 image. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) taking off to return to its nest. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in M at f/8 and 1/1250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0542 0804_0542.jpg 25K 600x800 image. Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) conducting a fly-by to check out the area at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in M at f/8 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0561 0804_0561.jpg 50K 600x800 image. Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) on display at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/640th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, most likely a few extension tubes, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0574 0804_0574.jpg 25K 600x800 image. Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) which literally dropped in then quickly changed color from brown to green while I was sitting on a bench. Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve near St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/250th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, two Canon EF25 IIs, Canon 550EX, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0578 0804_0578.jpg 28K 600x800 image. Yet another Cattle Egret (Bulbulcis ibis) portrait. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/250th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, two Canon EF25 IIs, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0586 0804_0586.jpg 24K 600x800 image. Detail of a Great Egret's (Ardea alba) face. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/4.5 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon EF25, two Canon EF25 IIs, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0588.jpg 25K 600x800 image. Great Egret (Ardea alba) close-up. Can you tell I really like the Great Egrets when they have their green lores? St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/200th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, two Canon EF25 IIs, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0588
0804_0589.jpg 75K 600x800 image. Great Egret (Ardea alba) displaying at nest. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/200th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0589
0804_0604.jpg 106K 600x800 image. Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) perched near the top of a tree at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0604
0804_0609.jpg 29K 600x800 image. Cattle Egret (Bulbulcis ibis) on the nest hidden in the vegetation at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/5 and 1/250th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0609
0804_0613 0804_0613.jpg 57K 600x800 image. Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor) lit by sunrise light at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/7.1 and 1/1250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0617.jpg 46K 600x800 image. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) backlit and with feathers on head raised. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/18 and 1/250th second (-1 2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0617
0804_0625.jpg 79K 600x800 image. Great Egret (Ardea alba) displaying on nest at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/11 and 1/250th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0625
0804_0628.jpg 45K 600x800 image. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) just standing at the top of a tree watching what was going on around him. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/20 and 1/250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0628
0804_0640 0804_0640.jpg 97K 600x800 image. American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) rumbling to impress the other gators around it. Note the ripples around its throat caused by the vocalizations. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/500th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo G1348. 04/08.
0804_0644.jpg 30K 600x800 image. White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) adult perched at the top of a tree. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/20 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0644
0804_0660 0804_0660.jpg 117K 600x800 image. Parent Great Egret (Ardea alba) standing guard over three young chicks in the nest. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/20 and 1/250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0804_0691.jpg 54K 600x800 image. Head of the cannon-firing brigade at the Castillo De San Marcos in St Augustine, FL. There's definitely more to St Augustine than the birds at the Alligator Farm! 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/800th second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0691
0804_0694.jpg 78K 600x800 image. Outer wall of the Castillo De San Marcos in St Augustine, FL. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/60th second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0694
0804_0705.jpg 39K 600x800 image. The St Augustine, FL lighthouse. Thanks to Donnie Goodrich for loaning me the lens! I only had my long lens with me when we decided to stop and shoot this. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/500th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0705
0804_0718.jpg 38K 600x800 image. Cattle Egret (Bulbulcis ibis) posing in the sunlight at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/800th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0718
0804_0721.jpg 28K 600x800 image. Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) portrait. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/13 and 1/250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0721
0804_0728 0804_0728.jpg 40K 600x800 image. Horizontal portrait of a Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja). Note the difference in underside lighting between the vertical with flash and this shot without. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/14 and 1/800th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0804_0748 0804_0748.jpg 53K 600x800 image. Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) playing hide-and-seek. Unfortunately, when you're bright pink, you tend to stand out. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/13 and 1/800th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0804_0793.jpg 26K 600x800 image. White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) portrait. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/11 and 1/800th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0793
0804_0837.jpg 31K 600x800 image. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) apparently proud of something the way it has its chest all puffed out. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in M at f/11 and 1/800th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0837
0804_0852 0804_0852.jpg 32K 600x800 image. Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) posing nicely in the late afternoon light. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/16 and 1/250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0804_0864.jpg 38K 600x800 image. Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. I stood alone and used fill flash at high strength to balance the sunlight coming over its shoulder while a group of photographers with long lenses were on the other side of the walkway shooting its back. Frontlight doesn't always give you the best shot! 30D in Tv at f/14 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0864
0804_0871.jpg 42K 600x800 image. White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) posing nicely on the tip of a dead branch at sunset. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0871
0804_0884 0804_0884.jpg 56K 600x800 image. Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor) close-up. These guys regularly land on the railing of the walkway. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/80th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, two Canon EF25 IIs, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0804_0886.jpg 97K 600x800 image. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) backlit by the morning sun at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/13 and 1/250th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0886
0804_0896.jpg 96K 600x800 image. A friendly American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) who rose up to say hi to a fellow photogarpher at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. Vertical crop of a horizontal shot. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/80th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0896
0804_0900.jpg 44K 600x800 image. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) on its nest on a palm leaf. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_0900
0804_0906 0804_0906.jpg 22K 600x800 image. Great Egret (Ardea alba) close-up. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0804_0922 0804_0922.jpg 100K 600x800 image. American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) rumbling and causing the water over its back to splash. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/125th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0804_0926 0804_0926.jpg 42K 600x800 image. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) portrait. St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/7.1 and 1/250th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0804_0932 0804_0932.jpg 36K 600x800 image. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) surveying the area at St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/250th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0804_1036 0804_1036.jpg 38K 600x800 image. Calm, lazy day on the Chesapeake Bay at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0804_1044 0804_1044.jpg 83K 600x800 image. Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) yardworker helping to keep my front yard grass mowed. He's such a great worker that he was mowing in the rain! Newport News, VA. 30D in Av at f/2.8 and 1/250th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, handheld. 04/08.
0804_1075.jpg 127K 600x800 image. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) high in a pine tree at Newport News Park, VA. Red-eye removed digitally. 30D in Tv at f/6.3 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_1075
0804_1098 0804_1098.jpg 79K 600x800 image. Curious Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) fledgling near the nest at Newport News Park, VA. Red-eye removed digitally. 30D in Tv at f/7.1 and 1/250th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0804_1108.jpg 61K 600x800 image. A couple enjoying the Yorktown Victory Monument, constructed 1884, at Yorktown, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/50th second (+1 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_1108
0804_1120 0804_1120.jpg 96K 600x800 image. US Revolutionary War cannon on display along Main Street in Yorktown, VA. 30D in Av at f/5.6 and 1/30th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0804_1127 0804_1127.jpg 115K 600x800 image. Window in Cole Digges House, built around 1720, in Yorktown, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/15th second (+1 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0804_1132.jpg 116K 600x800 image. Thomas Nelson House shot from within the garden (also shot by cannon long ago), Yorktown, VA. Thomas Nelson served as third governor of Virginia and also signed the Declaration of Independence. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/4th second, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Tiffen Grad-ND 0.6, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_1132
0804_1135 0804_1135.jpg 39K 600x800 image. Flower in the garden of the Thomas Nelson House, Yorktown, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/13th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon EF25 II, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0804_1137.jpg 130K 600x800 image. Side entrace to the garden at the Customhouse, Yorktown, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/6th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_1137
0804_1142.jpg 145K 600x800 image. Detail on an artillery piece at the Visitor Center, Colonial National Historic Park, Yorktown, VA. 30D in Av at f/16 and 1/10th second (+1 compensation), Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_1142
0804_1145.jpg 125K 600x800 image. Redoubt 9, taken from the British by the French during the American Revolution. Colonial National Historic Park, Yorktown, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/30th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Tiffen Grad-ND 0.9, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_1145
0804_1147.jpg 132K 600x800 image. Augustine Moore House where, in 1781, the British negotiated surrender terms to end the American Revolution. Colonial National Historic Park, Yorktown, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/20th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08. 0804_1147
0804_1153 0804_1153.jpg 123K 600x800 image. Display of surrendered artillery at Surrender Field, Colonial National Historic Park, Yorktown, VA. 30D in Av at f/14 and 1/4th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 04/08.
0805_0010.jpg 33K 600x800 image. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) waiting for peanuts in my backyard. Newport News, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/400th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0010
0805_0022.jpg 87K 600x800 image. Replica of the Susan Constant, largest of three ships used to found Jamestown, at Jamestown Settlement, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/40th second, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0022
0805_0025.jpg 98K 600x800 image. Richard C., a friendly historic interpreter, onboard a replica of the Discovery at Jamestown Settlement, VA. 30D in Av at f/13 and 1/250th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Canon 550EX, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0025
0805_0027.jpg 121K 600x800 image. Rigging onboard a replica of the Susan Constant. Jamestown Settlement, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/60th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L, Canon 550EX, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0027
0805_0028.jpg 113K 600x800 image. View from fore to the mast on a replica of the Susan Constant at Jamestown Settlement, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/160th second, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L, Canon 550EX, handheld. 05/08. 0805_0028
0805_0032.jpg 102K 600x800 image. One of the period buildings in the re-created Jamestown Fort at Jamestown Settlement, VA. See the ghost inside? 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/50th second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0032
0805_0035.jpg 94K 600x800 image. View inside the re-created Jamestown Fort at Jamestown Settlement, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/40th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0035
0805_0044.jpg 88K 600x800 image. Suits of armor in the re-created Jamestown Fort at Jamestown Settlement, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/3rd second (+1 compensation), Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0044
0805_0049 0805_0049.jpg 109K 600x800 image. Re-created Powhatan (Algonquian) Indian village at Jamestown Settlement, VA. I had to wait a long time for clouds and no people to get this shot! 30D in Av at f/13 and 1/10th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L, Canon 550EX, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
0805_0051 0805_0051.jpg 115K 600x800 image. Inside of a re-created Powhatan (Algonquian) Indian house at Jamestown Settlement, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 2 seconds, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
0805_0061.jpg 89K 600x800 image. Statue of John Smith with Jamestown Memorial Church in the background. Jamestown Island, VA. I slightly goofed this shot by creating a merge between the statue pedestal and church. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/100th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0061
0805_0066 0805_0066.jpg 136K 600x800 image. Remains of Archer House, circa 1850, at Jamestown Island, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/40th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
0805_0091.jpg 134K 600x800 image. Japanese Garden at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/14 and 1/3rd second, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0091
0805_0098 0805_0098.jpg 29K 600x800 image. Detail of unknown orchid in tropical house. Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/18 and 1/5th second (+1 compensation), Canon 180mm f/3.5L, probably some extension tubes, Canon 550EX, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
0805_0106.jpg 33K 600x800 image. Unknown flowers in the tropical house at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1 second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0106
0805_0113 0805_0113.jpg 30K 600x800 image. Fancy bananas! Actually, these were part of a Flaming Sword (Vriesea splendens) flower at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 2 seconds (+1/3 compensation), Canon 180mm f/3.5L, two Canon EF25 II, Canon EF25, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
0805_0117.jpg 138K 600x800 image. Vegetation-covered building at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/4th second, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0117
0805_0125.jpg 134K 600x800 image. Scene on the grounds at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/4th second, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0125
0805_0127.jpg 123K 600x800 image. Small pond and statue tucked away on the grounds at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/3rd second, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0127
0805_0133 0805_0133.jpg 93K 600x800 image. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) on nest hidden among the flowers at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. Discovered by Jeff Abrahamson. 30D in Av at f/5.6 and 1/80th second, Canon 70-2000mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Canon 550EX, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
0805_0138 0805_0138.jpg 38K 600x800 image. Unknown flowers covered by rain at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/40th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 180mm f/3.5L, probably some extension, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
0805_0152.jpg 57K 600x800 image. Elegant Stinkhorns (Mutinus elegans) growing in the leaf litter at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/5.6 and 1/125th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0152
0805_0153 0805_0153.jpg 25K 600x800 image. Believe this is a California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica). Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/5.6 and 1/400th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Wimberley Plamp, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
0805_0158.jpg 32K 600x800 image. Unknown flower in field at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/100th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 180mm f/3.5L, probably some extension, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0158
0805_0161.jpg 26K 600x800 image. Believe this is a California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) covered with dew from a slight rainfall. Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/200th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Wimberley Plamp, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08. 0805_0161
0805_0163 0805_0163.jpg 32K 600x800 image. I'm not sure what this flower is but saw them often in the Rhineland-Pfalz region of Germany. Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/100th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Wimberley Plamp, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
0805_0168 0805_0168.jpg 63K 600x800 image. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) gosling feeding on the grass at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/5.6 and 1/400th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 70-2000mm f/2.8L, Canon 2x TC II, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
0805_0178 0805_0178.jpg 60K 600x800 image. Center of an orange rose at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/250th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Wimberley Plamp, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
0805_0183 0805_0183.jpg 64K 600x800 image. Center of a multi-colored rose at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/20th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 180mm f/3.5 L, Wimberley Plamp, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
May2008(FtWaltonBeach,FL)024 May2008(FtWaltonBeach,FL)024.jpg 60K 800x600 image. Seaweed washed up on the beach at Fort Walton Beach, FL. Shot handheld with a Canon SD 850IS point and shoot camera. Settings unknown. 05/08.
May2008(FtWaltonBeach,FL)028 May2008(FtWaltonBeach,FL)028.jpg 74K 800x600 image. Reeds struggling to survive in the sand at Fort Walton Beach, FL. Shot handheld with a Canon SD 850IS point and shoot camera. Settings unknown. 05/08.
0805_0189 0805_0189.jpg 73K 600x800 image. Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus) searching for a meal in the trees at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/30th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, two Canon EF25 II, Canon 550EX, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
0805_0199 0805_0199.jpg 38K 600x800 image. Male Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) perched in the late afternoon at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/640th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
0805_0206 0805_0206.jpg 15K 600x800 image. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) hovering over the reservoir searching for fish at sunset. Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/640th second (+1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Wimberley Sidekick, Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.
0805_0210 0805_0210.jpg 137K 600x800 image. Gnarled tree roots in the Great Dismal Swamp, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 2/3rd second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Circ-Pol), Arca-Swiss B1, Gitzo 1348. 05/08.